Objective To put forward suggestions for improving the scheme of general practice for functional communities from the perspective of supply and demand,guide the efficient use of the resources of general practice by the communities,and incorporate the general practice of communities into hierarchical diagnosis and treatment management. Methods In July 2021,stratified random sampling was employed to conduct the questionnaire surveys of the young and middle-aged (demand side) and the general practitioners (supply side),respectively.SPSS 20.0 was used for data analysis. Results The two sides had the same cognition about the main reasons for not signing a contract with a family doctor,which were the lack of knowledge about general practitioners and the lack of face-to-face communication opportunities.They had the same response about the form of services,with high acceptance of medical services via WeChat,outpatient consultation,and the internet.There were differences in service content between the two sides.The top three demands of the young and middle-aged were appointment registration and referral in superior hospitals,medication guidance,and massage,acupuncture,and moxibustion.The top service self-rated by general practitioners was personalized guidance and report interpretation of physical examination,and the bottom was massage,acupuncture,and moxibustion. Conclusions The general practice varies between the demand and supply sides.General practitioners should be encouraged to enter and learn functional communities and provide personalized services,thus improving the general medical service in functional communities.
General Practice ; Surveys and Questionnaires

BACKGROUND: As of 2006, the residents of family medicine occupies about 9 percent among the total. However, expansion of more general practice doctors is in demand to conduct desirable general practice. Accordingly, this study was conducted to survey the motivation to apply for family medicine residency and the actual situation. METHODS: A questionnaire survey of 862 residents of nationwide family medicine from June 2006 to July 2006 was performed via e-mails. Hospital, size, years, gender, age, university, career, time and motivation to apply, and existence and nonexistence of lecture in medical school or clinical practice of family medicine for students were reviewed. RESULTS: Among the total, 415 (48.14%) residents from 72 training hospitals answered. For the motivation, 'the necessity to diagnose and treat various patients' was 53.49%, 'advantageous to start practice' was 21.93%, and 'relatively short training period' was 11.33%. For the time, during 'intern' was 49.40%, 'on getting a job' 16.63%, and as a 'student' 15.42%. When they had lectures of family medicine in medical school, decision made as a student was 19.93%, and during clinical practice was 21.61%. CONCLUSION: Among the reasons that motivated to apply for family medicine, 'the necessity to diagnose and treat various patients' was the biggest, which conforms to the training goal of Academy of Family Physicians. Since there is a tendency to select family medicine residency earlier when they are exposed to lectures of family medicine or clinical practices in medical school, the effort to expand substantial lectures and clinical practices is needed.
Electronic Mail ; General Practice ; Humans ; Internship and Residency ; Lectures ; Motivation* ; Physicians, Family ; Schools, Medical ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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General Practice* ; Myofascial Pain Syndromes*

China ; General Practice ; education ; Humans

BACKGROUNDS: Proper managements of diabetes is important in family practice. this study aimed to assess the quality of diabetes care in an outpatient department of family medicine in a general hospital. METHODS: We reviewed all the charts of patients who had a new diagnosis code of diabetes in an outpatient department if family medicine at Asan medical center from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1995. The documentation of medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests and treatments were examined. We surveyed the doctors who had managed the above patients. RESULTS: This study include d95 patients with diabetes were documented in 61,1 % and 336%, respectively. Blood pressure measurement, fundus examination and neurologic examination were done in 100.0%., 47.4% and 18.9%, respectively. Lipid profile and urine microalbumin were checked in 477.4 % and 1.00%, respectively. Management if hypertension and exercise education were documented in 65.0% and 47.4%, respectively. In the doctor survey, doctors responded that they had provided services to diabetic patients more frequently than the results of chart audit except on a few items. CONCLUSIONS: The care of diabetic patients was relatively adequate in many items, but insufficient in some item. Efforts to improve the quality of diabetes care in family practice ar needed.
Blood Pressure ; Chungcheongnam-do ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Diagnosis ; Education ; Family Practice ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Neurologic Examination ; Outpatients* ; Physical Examination

PURPOSE: The study was done to verify evidence-based practice (EBP) readiness and factors contributing to EBP competency in general hospital nurses. METHODS: Participants were 219 nurses working in 7 general hospitals in G-city and J Province. Data were collected from May 12 to May 28, 2015 and analyzed using one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: Mean score for EBP competency was 3.89±0.83, for critical thinking disposition, 3.35±0.36, for EBP attitude, 3.53±0.66, for beliefs about value of EBP, 3.42±0.56, for ability in research performance, 2.86±0.57, for time to devote to EBP, 2.57±0.69 and for organization support for EBP, 3.36±0.46. EBP competency was significantly correlated with critical thinking disposition (r=.37, p<.001), beliefs about value of EBP (r=.43, p<.001), ability in research performance (r=.44, p<.001), and time to devote to EBP(r=.33, p<.001). Factors influencing EBP competency in general hospital nurses were research performance (β=.29, p<.001), beliefs about value of EBP (β=.24, p<.001), critical thinking disposition (β=.15, p=.014), recognition of EBP (β=-.18, p=.002), which together explained 35% of total variance. CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that introduction and activation of EBP in general hospitals is essential and development of systematic training programs to strengthen critical thinking disposition and EBP competency are needed.
Education ; Evidence-Based Practice* ; Hospitals, General* ; Thinking

China has launched a general practice (GP)-orientated primary care reform in 2009 to develop a more productive, coordinated, and cost-effective system to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of one-fifth of the world population. The restructure of the health care system with a focus on primary care requires practitioners working on GP as gatekeepers for service delivery that is responsive to the needs of people. It is particularly prioritised to establish a sound education and training system to ensure that the competencies of practitioners are aligned with local health care needs. This article aims to provide a brief review of the development of GP, including exemplary model of education and training currently implemented in southern China, as well as the challenges to be addressed in the next step. There is a shortage of well-trained and qualified general practitioners in China where more than half of the licensed clinicians in primary care are educated below the undergraduate level. Although there is a stepwise increase in recognition that the capacity of GP is pivotal to the success of primary care development in China, challenges coming from resource restriction, rural and urban disparity, social attitude, and community involvement are highlighted as major bottlenecks that currently hinder the rapid development of GP in China. Supportive policy and guidelines are necessary to build up strong GP recognition and ensure adequate resources to underpin a robust primary care system to deliver affordable and effective health care services for the world’s largest population. It might share some similar experiences with other countries that are struggling to develop a GP-based primary care system.
education ; General Practice ; Health Care Reform ; China

BACKGROUND: Family practice academic dissertations are the product of family practice research in the school of medicine. This paper was intended to evaluate the status of family practice academic dissertations, analyze the basic data and suggest directions for family practice research in the school of medicine. METHODS: The total number of masters' and doctoral dissertations from 1992 to February, 2005 was 124. of those, 120 were collected. They were analyzed in terms of research area, subjects, collected data, methodology, and statistical methods. RESULTS: In terms of research area, health promotion/ disease prevention was the most common (42.5%). For study subjects, out-patients and in-hospital patients were the most prevalent (38.0%), followed by health promotion center visitors and community residents (28.7%). When it came to research methodology, analytic study was the most common by a wide margin (70.8%). Among analytic studies, cross-sectional studies were the most frequent, followed by case-control studies and cohort studies. The most commonly-used data were medical records and questionnaires. CONCLUSION: Many advances have been made in research methodology and academic dissertation numbers since 1992. Many research topics, however, were not relevant to primary care. Much research was done in general hospital instead of primary-care facilities. These results must improve in the future.
Case-Control Studies ; Cohort Studies ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Family Practice* ; Health Promotion ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Outpatients ; Primary Health Care ; Research Design ; Research Subjects ; Surveys and Questionnaires

BACKGROUND: The delivery of proper diabetes care and preventive services is essential for diabetic patients in family practice. However, there are few studies on preventive service practice. This study aimed to survey the delivery of preventive services among diabetic patients in an outpatient department of family medicine in a general hospital. METHODS: We reviewed all of the electronic medical records and charts of patients with a recent diagnosis code of type II diabetes mellitus in an outpatient department of family medicine at Asan Medical Center from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002, encompassing documentation of laboratory tests, treatment, and cancer screening. RESULTS: This study included 124 patients with diabetes. Blood pressure measurement, fundus examination, and nutritional counseling were performed in 96.7%, 80.6%, and 50% of subjects, respectively. Lipid profiles and urine microalbumin were checked in 91.1% and 58.2%, respectively. Anti-platelet and anti-smoking agents were prescribed in 17.7% and 13.2%, respectively. In males, the rate of cancer screening for stomach and colon were 55.9 and 53.2%, respectively. In females, the rate of cancer screening for stomach, colon, breast, and cervix were 45.5, 51.6, 43.2, and 38.6%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Diabetic care related services were delivered more often than those of preventive services, such as cancer screening and prescription of anti-smoking or anti-platelet agents. Efforts to improve the delivery of preventive services are needed among diabetic patients in family practice.
Blood Pressure ; Breast ; Cervix Uteri ; Chungcheongnam-do ; Colon ; Counseling ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Diagnosis ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Electronic Health Records ; Family Practice* ; Female ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Male ; Outpatients ; Prescriptions ; Stomach

The treatment of gonorrhea caused by beta-strains of N. gonorrhoeae is quite different from that of non-beta-strains, but it is not always possible in general practice to take cultures of gonococci to detect p-lactamase producing organisms. Therefore treatment regimens commonly used for gonorrhoea should be effective against both PPNG non-PPNG strains. Eighty-seven male uncomplicated gonorrheal patients were treated with intramuscular kanarnycin 2gm in combilnation with talampicillin 2. 5 gm plus probenecid 1grn orally. Sixty-seven patients were followed up. All patients recovered. Ten patients among sixty-seven patients had PPNG. A regimen of intramuscular kanamycin 2 gm, talampicillin 2. 5 gm plus probenecid 1 0 gm orally seems to be one of the most cost effective regimens in Korea.
General Practice ; Gonorrhea* ; Humans ; Kanamycin* ; Korea ; Male* ; Probenecid ; Talampicillin*